BLACK SABBATH’S TONY IOMMI DOES NOT RULE OUT PLAYING “ONE-OFF” SHOWS

Soeaking with Liz Barnes of Planet Rock‘s My Planet Rocks, guitarist Tony Iommi was asked if “that’s really it” for Black Sabbath. He responded (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net): “You can never say never, can you? We’ve known in this band you can never say, ‘That’s never gonna happen again,’ because every time we said that, it has. We never thought we’d get back with Ozzy [Osbourne after] […]
METALLICA’S TWO SAN FRANCISCO “40TH ANNIVERSARY” SHOWS TO BE STREAMED LIVE

The Coda Collection will present an exclusive global live streaming event — 40 Years Of Metallica — a special two-night event celebrating 40 years of Metallica. Powered by streaming partners Amazon Music and Prime Video channels, the exclusive free global live stream will showcase the band’s full hometown performances on December 17th and December 19th at San Francisco’s Chase Center While in-person tickets […]
SINGER JOHN CORABI WAS INSULTED BY HIS PORTRAYAL, IN THE MÖTLEY CRÜE’S FILM, “THE DIRT”

Former Mötley Crüe frontman John Corabi says he feels “insulted” by how he is portrayed in the band’s Netflix biopic The Dirt.“The portrayal in the movie, it was pathetic,” the singer complained in a new interview with The Metal Summit podcast. “It really made it look like I was really pissed when [the band are seen] basically walking into a […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE BASSIST NIKKI SIXX SAYS WHEN THE BAND FIRST STARTED, “WE DIDN’T WANT TO BE LIKE ANYBODY ELSE”

Henry Yates of Classic Rock spoke with Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx about his new memoir, The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, among other topics. Highlights from the interview appear below. Classic Rock: What was it about rock’n roll that spoke to you? Nikki Sixx: I remember hearing someone say, “That heavy metal is […]
ALICE COOPER ANNOUNCES MARCH/APRIL TOUR DATES WITH BUCKCHERRY

After wrapping a successful and uninterrupted fall 2021 tour, Alice Cooper recently announced a run of January and February dates ahead of a headline appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which takes place February 9th -14th. Cooper has confirmed a slate of new spring 2022 dates, begining March 18th in Connecticut and winding down on April 23rd in California. […]
DAVID LEE ROTH ADDS DATES TO HIS LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY

David Lee Roth has added four more shows to his upcoming Las Vegas residency. In addition to playing at Mandalay Bay’s House Of Blues on December 31st, January 1st, 5th, 7th and 8th, the Van Halen singer will now also also perform on January 14th-15th and January 21st-22nd. Roth Las Vegas residency dates are now as follows: December 31st, 2021 January […]